Rhymes or Porcupines

By Peter A. Hirsch

In "Rhymes or Porcupines", a homeowner battles his possessed house and a shipwrecked crew tries desperately to survive. A couple has extreme anxiety at an Italian restaurant. A newlywed contemplates life before his child’s birth. A monkey terrorizes a family member and aliens hide behind a planet in our solar system!

Between spies getting duped in London and zombies on the streets of the big city anything is possible in the world of Peter A. Hirsch.

"Rhymes or Porcupines" is the title of one of the short stories depicting the fantastic sights, sounds and smells of the carnival through the eyes of children.

The author heard verses for years like "forty-nine days after running aground" or "a horse drawn carriage on a cobblestone street", or
"lying on a lawn so green, I fell asleep and had a dream." This continued for years and he transcribed and expounded upon them until he had composed over one hundred forty five rhyming stories and poems. He added illustrations and photographs to enhance the work and included fifty-five of the best.

Hirsch uses his sense of humor, insight, sentimentality and adventurous side, in an easy reading format filled with unusual escapades, silly yarns, gushy verses and soul searching questions entertaining the reader from start to finish.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Peter A. Hirsch
• Release date: Apr 30, 2012
• ISBN: 9781476257693

Peter A. Hirsch

Author of The Odd Somewhere and Golf is a Ball; Peter A. Hirsch is an abstract artist, writer, actor and entrepreneur. His paintings have been exhibited at The Honolulu Academy of Arts, “2005 Artists of Hawaii.”Originally from Massapequa, New York, Hirsch graduated from the New York Institute of Technology in Westbury, New York with a B.F.A in Art Education.Shortly after college he relocated to Hawaii with his brother. He has resided in Hawaii for over 30 years, is married and lives with his wife in Honolulu.Hirsch says, “Moving to Hawaii at a young age was a life changing decision and I am thankful every day for making such a fabulous choice! I love the life style, foods and people of Hawaii. Living here has given me enormous insight and respect for many local and foreign cultures. It is truly a melting pot filled with a diversity of people from the Pacific and Asia. I have gained so much knowledge about the Hawaiian, Japanese, Filipino, Chinese, Korean, and Local customs, traditions, languages and cuisines. It’s my home and I can’t imagine living in a lovelier place. I am blessed.

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RHYMES OR

PORCUPINES

A Delicious Collection of Short Rhyming Stories and Poems

By Peter A. Hirsch

RHYMES OR PORCUPINES

By Peter A. Hirsch

Copyright 2012 by Peter A. Hirsch

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Dedicated to Janet

Contents

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Introduction

About the Author

Acknowledgements

Author’s Art

TALL TalES

SHIPWRECKED

RHYMES OR PORCUPINES

THE BIG QUESTION

BLACK QUEEN

ANTIQUE SHOP

ANTICIPATION

THE ODD SOMEWHERE

SPY vs. SPY vs. SPY

SAVED BY FRANCE

BOLO THE BULGARIAN

HIDDEN IN A CRACK

DRAGON

KIND of SENTIMENTAL

SURVIVAL

SEA BREEZE

LINCOLN'S FLAT

WAIPIO VALLEY

THE CHANGLING

CONVERTIBLE OF RED AND WHITE

IT HAPPENS EVERY SPRING

JONES BEACH

AIR CONDITIONED AFTERNOON

VENEER

WINTER STORM

MYSTERE

TO THE MOON

LIFE'S LITTLE PLEASURES

FEELING HER SORROW

VERY SILLY

ZZYZX ROAD

THE JESTER

ODE TO TOES

GRETA’S TREAT

DREAMING

WHAT DO YOU SEE UP MY NOSE

THIRTY-THREE GHOSTS

TOUCH FOOTBALL

MISS IGGY

UNCLE HARRY’S MONKEY

THE TREE THAT ATE THE GARBAGE CAN

THE LIBRARY

DEXTER’S ELEVATOR

DINNER AT EIGHT

THINK about it!

THE BAG MAN

IN THE SHADOW OF THE SUN

THE SORROWFUL KNIGHT

GRAY MOON

TWINS

JERICHO’S HANGING

FRIEND OR FOE

REFLECTION

FALLEN IDOLS

WANDERING AT NIGHT

A VIEW FROM BENNY’S SCREEN

POOR J.D.

ROOM OF BRASS

NED'S HOTEL

Introduction

Most of my life I have been an artist and have created an abundance of paintings and drawings in a variety of mediums. Many years ago, I started to write; dabbling with a short story or two and then I published a couple of illustrated books.

One thing you can count on in this strange adventure called life…sometime during the ride the hand of fate will move in strange ways.

This is a true story! I never wrote a single line of poetry or rhymes before 1997. My mother was a published science fiction writer and a poet. About eight months after she passed away, I started to hear little verses in my head like forty-nine days after running aground, or concealing her emotions behind a cold blank stare or asparagus soup with fruit loops. This continued for many years and I transcribed and expounded upon them until I had written over one hundred forty five short rhyming stories and poems. I added illustrations and photographs to enhance the work and included fifty-five of the best poems in this book." It is with joyful pleasure I present, RHYMES or PORCUPINES! Please enjoy.

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TALL TALES

SHIPWRECKED

Forty-nine days after running aground ~~~

We're still hanging in there on jagged ground.

This asteroid's empty and void of all sound.

We're hoping we've landed, where we can be found.